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Slovenia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Slovenia is 36.6% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Slovenia
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Slovenia
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Slovenia
Housing: pay 1.4% less in Slovenia
Childcare: pay 72.3% more in Slovenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Slovenia
Clothing: pay 78.0% more in Slovenia

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, and transportation in Slovenia are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Slovenia. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Slovenia.

Slovenia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Slovenia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Slovenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.59	$13.37 €11.53	-25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.38	$9.34 €8.06	+57.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.44	$2.97 €2.57	+270.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.02	$1.94 €1.67	+175.4%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Slovenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.66	$1.87 €1.61	+20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.44	$7.46 €6.43	+107.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.26	$5.24 €4.52	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.16	$3.37 €2.91	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.56	$4.18 €3.60	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.52	$0.96 €0.83	-51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.66	$0.82 €0.71	-38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.72	$1.00 €0.87	-63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.96	$1.53 €1.32	-5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.78	$0.55 €0.47	-65.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.06	$0.84 €0.73	-28.5%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Slovenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK18.07	$6.35 €5.48	+50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK101.54	$31.62 €27.27	+33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	$27,577.39 €23,780.72	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK106.61	$12.55 €10.82	-49.5%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 1.4% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Slovenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK710.76	$31.66 €27.30	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	$701.09 €604.57	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	$569.18 €490.82	-25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK343.20	$219.47 €189.25	+174.1%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 72.3% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Slovenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	$535.05 €461.39	-15.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	$10,317.19 €8,896.79	+160.0%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Slovenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.75	$3.49 €3.01	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.96	$2.21 €1.90	-13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.82	$6.07 €5.23	-12.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK315.10	$46.72 €40.29	-36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK44.14	$8.57 €7.39	-16.8%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 78.0% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Slovenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK133.52	$101.21 €87.28	+224.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK156.37	$35.61 €30.70	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK327.46	$111.39 €96.05	+45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK418.84	$140.48 €121.14	+43.7%
Average			+78.0%

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